Taichung City Animal Shelter (后里園區) is currently caring for this poodle dog, who is looking for a new family. He has a brown coat and a medium-sized build. He is male. Basic medical care is complete: spayed/neutered. He has been at the shelter for about 1 month and is still looking for a home.
If you'd like to give him a home, contact Taichung City Animal Shelter (后里園區).
⚠️ The following is compiled from the Taichung City Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Office's official adoption procedures page (animal.taichung.gov.tw). Contact the shelter to confirm before visiting: 04-25588024.
⚠️ Important: Taichung City Animal Shelter does not accept adoption reservations — all adoptions are walk-in only, first come first served. All animals available for adoption have been spayed/neutered before adoption and can be taken home the same day.
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Prepare before visiting
- Download and complete the self-assessment form from the official website (animal.taichung.gov.tw) before visiting
- Honestly consider whether your living situation, schedule, household, and budget are suited to a pet
- Bring a leash (for dogs) or a hard-sided carrier (for cats). For medium or large dogs, a car is strongly recommended for transport
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Arrive at the shelter and take a number
- Arrive after 1:30 PM and no later than 3:30 PM — bring your completed self-assessment form and ID to the service center to take a queue number
- Wait in the designated seating area; if your number is called while you're away, you will be moved to the back of the queue
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Complete paperwork at the service center
- Required: self-assessment form, government-issued ID (if sending a representative, a signed authorization letter is required)
- Staff will assist with adoption paperwork and confirm your suitability as an adopter
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Collect your pet from the kennel or cat room
- Once paperwork is complete, proceed to the kennel or cat room with your documents and leash or carrier — staff will assist
- All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped, registered, and vaccinated against rabies — adoption is completely free
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Obligations after adoption
- Spay/neuter: already completed before adoption — no further action needed
- Annual rabies vaccination: required each year
- Microchip registration: already completed at time of adoption
- Dogs must be leashed in public at all times
🚗 GO Happiness Home Delivery Service
Adopters of medium or large dogs may apply for the "GO Happiness Home Delivery" service — the shelter arranges a vehicle to transport the dog directly to the adopter's home within the Greater Taichung area. For areas outside Greater Taichung, ask shelter staff at the time of adoption.
🏥 Community Adoption Partners
Taichung City also runs an "益起認養吧" (Adopt Together) program in partnership with local businesses, and commissions partner veterinary clinics to handle interim care and spay/neuter procedures. Details are listed in the notes field of each animal's adoption listing.
Sources: animal.taichung.gov.tw · animal.moa.gov.tw. If anything is incorrect or outdated please contact hello@pawsumes.tw.
⚠️ Hours are sourced from the Taichung City Animal Protection and Epidemic Prevention Office official website and adoption announcements. The Ministry of Agriculture portal shows slightly different hours — the official city government source takes precedence. Call ahead to confirm before visiting: 04-25588024. Note that the last entry time is 3:30 PM — do not arrive late.
- Open for adoption visits: Monday to Saturday
- Adoption hours: 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
- Last entry time: 3:30 PM — visitors arriving after this time will not be admitted
- Morning hours: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM — reclaiming lost pets and owner surrender only, no adoption visits
- Closed: Sunday and national holidays
- Address: No. 370, Dike Road (堤防路), Houli District, Taichung City
- Phone: 04-25588024
- Taichung City Animal Protection Office (admin): 04-23869420 / 23869425
- Website: animal.taichung.gov.tw
- Admin office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- By car (from the north): Fengyuan Avenue → Sanfeng Road (toward Houli) → cross Houfeng Bridge → turn left onto Fangliao Road → approximately 1km to the shelter. Free parking available
- By highway: Freeway 1 → Freeway 4, exit at Fengyuan → Sanfeng Road → cross Houfeng Bridge → left on Fangliao Road → approximately 1km
- Bus from Houli Train Station: Take bus 155 or 811 from Houli Station (Houli Elementary School stop) to Zhenglong Paper Factory stop, then walk approximately 1.6km
- Bus from Fengyuan Train Station: Walk to Fengyuan Bus Terminal, take bus 92, 213, or 215 to Zhenglong Paper Factory stop, then walk approximately 1.6km
- Direct bus: Bus 888 from Fengyuan Transfer Station to Animal Shelter Houli Park stop (limited schedule — check timetable in advance)
- YouBike: YouBike 2.0 station available at the shelter
📍 Second shelter location: Taichung City Animal Shelter Nantu Park (No. 601, Zhongtai Road, Nantu District, Taichung City — phone: 04-23850949) operates the same adoption hours and accepts adoptions.
Sources: animal.taichung.gov.tw · animal.moa.gov.tw. If anything is incorrect or outdated please contact hello@pawsumes.tw.
This listing is automatically synced from the Taiwan APIS (動物保護資訊網) national database, managed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Updated daily.
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